Hello, I am an IMG trying to do my surgery residency in the US, finished med school in December of 2009, I practiced 1 year as general practitioner in my country and then traveled to the US on December of 2010, I took the USMLE on 2011
Step 1 248 first attempt.
Step 2 CK 248 first attempt.
Step 2 CS Pass on first attempt.
Step 3 218 first attempt.
2 papers published in medschool, not in the area of surgery.
Basic reseach experience in tropical medicine.
Fluent in english and spanish,
1 year of USCE as a preliminary resident in General surgery in a University program.
ABSITE 32nd Percentile .
I applied to the 2012 match and matched for a Preliminary position in General Surgery. I have worked really hard, and did my best yet in my program they took 6 preliminary residents and are only keeping 3 for next year as second year prelims.
I applied again this year to 130 programs of General Surgery and did not even get 1 interview, I have also submitted applications for 2nd year prelims through APDS.org without any success, my visa expires in June 30th and I have to return to my country because I am on a J1 visa, I tried to get a research position but I can only renew my J1 through the ECFMG and I have to be enrolled in a residency program for that, so research here in the US is out of the question.
This process has turned really frustrating to me, I don't know what else to do, my program left me by myself on my attempt to find a position and they really don't care what happens to their prelims as the other two residents will also have to return to their countries because either of us were able to find a position. For anyone there that has any advice please! I am all ears, I don't think that applying this year again to the match would be any different, but I don't know what else to do and I really Just want to do SUrgery. I am open to all suggestions.
Step 1 248 first attempt.
Step 2 CK 248 first attempt.
Step 2 CS Pass on first attempt.
Step 3 218 first attempt.
2 papers published in medschool, not in the area of surgery.
Basic reseach experience in tropical medicine.
Fluent in english and spanish,
1 year of USCE as a preliminary resident in General surgery in a University program.
ABSITE 32nd Percentile .
I applied to the 2012 match and matched for a Preliminary position in General Surgery. I have worked really hard, and did my best yet in my program they took 6 preliminary residents and are only keeping 3 for next year as second year prelims.
I applied again this year to 130 programs of General Surgery and did not even get 1 interview, I have also submitted applications for 2nd year prelims through APDS.org without any success, my visa expires in June 30th and I have to return to my country because I am on a J1 visa, I tried to get a research position but I can only renew my J1 through the ECFMG and I have to be enrolled in a residency program for that, so research here in the US is out of the question.
This process has turned really frustrating to me, I don't know what else to do, my program left me by myself on my attempt to find a position and they really don't care what happens to their prelims as the other two residents will also have to return to their countries because either of us were able to find a position. For anyone there that has any advice please! I am all ears, I don't think that applying this year again to the match would be any different, but I don't know what else to do and I really Just want to do SUrgery. I am open to all suggestions.